Health

“Drug lobby showers money on its hero Harry Reid”. Also mentioned in the article is Sen. Burr’s position as number one recipient from “Pharma PACs” simply because Burr’s “base is in the Research Triangle Park”.

Environmental record

National Uniformity for Food Act

During the 108th Congress, at the time a Representative in the House, Burr introduced the National Uniformity for Food Act (H.R.2699). Specifically, the bill declared that no state or local government would be permitted to require a warning relating to food, including any component or package of the food, unless the specific warning had been required by the FDA and the state warning was identical to the FDA warning. This requirement of national uniformity in food warnings would apply to the food label, advertising, posters, public notices, and other forms of communication. The bill did not receive consideration on the House floor.

After becoming a Senator, Burr introduced the legislation again, this time in the Senate, on May 25, 2006, during the 109th Congress. It was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, of which Burr was a member. A hearing was held on July 27, 2006, but no action was taken on the bill.

Bio

Burr was born November 30, 1955 and was eduated at Wake Forest University (B.A. 1978). He was a businessman in Winston-Salem prior to his political career.

Burr represented North Carolina's 5th Congressional the U. S. House of Representatives for five terms. He was first elected to Congress in 1994 as part of the "Gingrich Revolution", promising term limits.

Burr has strong ties to the North Carolina Piedmont Triad Research Park, involving bio-hazard and chemical, vaccines research.

He took large contributions from several chemical-oil companies including MTBE-Conoco in 1997, then sponsored a bill to offer liability protection. The company was found guilty in 1997 of tainting groundwater in the state.[[1]]

In July 2004, Burr won the Republican primary to seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by John Edwards. He faced Democrat Erskine Bowles and Libertarian Tom Bailey. Burr won the election by five percentage points.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle

Donor

Amount (US Dollars)

New Breed Inc

$ 82,300

Reynolds American

$ 74,551

Scana Corp

$ 58,074

Duke Energy

$ 51,771

Womble, Carlyle et al

$ 49,927

Wells Fargo

$ 43,740

Bank of America

$ 37,020

Lowe's Companies

$ 34,600

Merck & Co

$ 31,550

Northwestern Mutual

$ 31,220

Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Richard Burrfrom the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.

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